Jacob Stallings

Jacob Stallings

34-Year-Old CatcherC
 Free Agent  
Free Agent
2024 Fantasy Outlook
The 2021 Gold Glove Award winner had spent much of the past two seasons in a near-even timeshare at catcher with Nick Fortes in Miami, but Stallings now finds himself as the clear No. 2 option in Colorado after signing a one-year deal with the club in January. He adds little with the bat, but could be an option in deeper formats since he plays his home games in Coors Field. Read Past Outlooks
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#366
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$Signed a one-year, $1.5 million contract with the Rockies in January of 2024. Declined mutual option for 2025 in November of 2024.
Becomes free agent
CFree Agent  
November 4, 2024
Stallings declined his mutual option Monday and entered free agency, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.
ANALYSIS
Stallings will test out the open market after slashing .263/.357/.453 with nine homers, 36 RBI and 31 runs scored over 82 regular-season games with Colorado in 2024. He'll be a strong candidate to become a back-up catcher elsewhere.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
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#9
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11
8
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vs LHP
#1
#2
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#6
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+21%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+26%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+16%
OPS vs LHP
2022
 
 
+6%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .742 227 24 6 21 0 .238 .338 .404
Since 2022vs Right .615 714 54 10 69 0 .221 .298 .317
2024vs Left .934 101 15 5 12 0 .274 .386 .548
2024vs Right .743 180 16 4 24 0 .258 .341 .403
2023vs Left .636 52 5 1 5 0 .213 .275 .362
2023vs Right .547 224 17 2 15 0 .186 .279 .268
2022vs Left .557 74 4 0 4 0 .210 .315 .242
2022vs Right .590 310 21 4 30 0 .225 .287 .303
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+9%
OPS on Road
2024
 
 
+4%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+9%
OPS at Home
2022
 
 
+34%
OPS on Road
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .616 464 40 5 34 0 .223 .297 .319
Since 2022Away .674 477 38 11 56 0 .228 .318 .356
2024Home .795 146 17 4 18 0 .266 .349 .445
2024Away .827 135 14 5 18 0 .261 .366 .461
2023Home .590 136 12 1 8 0 .213 .287 .303
2023Away .539 140 10 2 12 0 .168 .270 .269
2022Home .497 182 11 0 8 0 .198 .264 .234
2022Away .665 202 14 4 26 0 .246 .318 .346
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Stat Review
How does Jacob Stallings compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.42
 
BB Rate
9.6%
 
K Rate
23.1%
 
BABIP
.324
 
ISO
.189
 
AVG
.263
 
OBP
.357
 
SLG
.453
 
OPS
.810
 
wOBA
.356
 
Exit Velocity
86.6 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
34.4%
 
Barrels/PA
4.6%
 
Expected BA
.235
 
Expected SLG
.384
 
Sprint Speed
21.6 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
45.3%
 
Line Drive %
19.0%
 
Fly Ball %
35.8%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Stallings is a fantasy second catcher who happens to be the primary catcher for his real-life ballclub. We normally like these options because it means more playing time, but Stallings does not do much of anything with the excessive playing time. Prior to the Universal DH, he was an ideal 8th place hitter who accepted his walks and provided some value in OBP formats but he lost that redeeming quality last season and became a zero category player who got nearly 400 plate appearances. Defensively, he is both a poor framer and thrower, so extra time behind the plate will impact the staff as they adjust to the running game changes this season. In two-catcher leagues, someone has to roster Stallings, but do not let that person be you as there is simply zero upside to this profile.
Stallings spent his first six major-league seasons in Pittsburgh, and he appeared in a career-high 112 games during the 2021 season. He hit .246 with eight home runs, 53 RBI and 38 runs last year and appears to be in line to serve as the Marlins' primary catcher in 2022.
It took Stallings until his fifth season in the big leagues to earn an everyday role. Defense has been his calling card, and that has not disappointed at the big-league level, but offensively, there has been little to get excited about. The high strikeout rate in 2020 stands out, particularly because it was not due to him expanding his zone. In fact, he had a very low Chase%, so his strikeouts were mainly due to him just not swinging as often (his overall Swing% dropped from 50.7% to 38.4% last season). The overall passive approach led to a higher walk rate, but also led to him falling behind in too many counts. The increase in flyballs was intriguing. Perhaps some more aggressiveness within the count will unlock some hidden offensive potential in this now 30-year-old backstop.
Stallings is a great second catcher in that he hits enough to not completely hurt you and plays strong enough defense to demand a decent share of a platoon. His expected stats in 2019 validate his actual batting average last year, which is what you will want to focus on as you plan your 2020 NL-only draft. Stallings doesn't have much power, so his fantasy value is tied to his batting average and his ability to hit doubles to drive in runners. He is out of minor-league options in 2020 and tentatively sits atop the depth chart in Pittsburgh after Elias Diaz was non-tendered. That said, Stallings will have to fend off Luke Maile for primary duties in spring training.
After parts of five seasons in the minors, Stallings made his major league debut in 2016. He collected six hits in 15 at-bats, including a memorable two-run, walkoff single against the Nationals in September. With a career line of .237/.316/.356 in the minors, Stallings' biggest claim to fame might be as the son to Pitt's basketball coach, Kevin Stallings. He cleared midseason waivers with all teams passing on him, something fantasy owners can comfortably do, too.
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Back on bench Thursday
CColorado Rockies  
September 26, 2024
Stallings is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Cardinals.
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Pops homer in loss
CColorado Rockies  
September 15, 2024
Stallings went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Sunday's 6-2 loss to the Cubs.
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Not in Tuesday's lineup
CColorado Rockies  
August 20, 2024
Stallings is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's contest versus the Nationals.
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Taking seat
CColorado Rockies  
August 17, 2024
Stallings is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against San Diego.
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Goes deep again Sunday
CColorado Rockies  
August 5, 2024
Stallings went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's loss to the Padres.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Decent trade value?
CColorado Rockies  
May 31, 2024
The Rockies could look to trade one of Stallings or Elias Diaz this summer, per Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post.
ANALYSIS
Stallings posted a sub-.600 OPS during his two years in Miami and latched on with Colorado on a one-year contract during the offseason. He's enjoyed a resurgence as the backup to Elias Diaz and has a .319/.400/.507 slash line in 25 games. Both Diaz and Stallings are on expiring contracts, so it would make sense for the Rockies to deal at least one of them ahead of the summer deadline.
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